Tool-handle.



FREDERICK SEEELON AND WALTER E. SK

TGQL-HANDLE.

Syecloation on? Letters Patent.

Patented Sent.. i914.

Application filed November l5, X913, Serial No. 801,338.

To ZZ 'whom it may col/cera Be it known that We, Fnenesros Seamos andlllamsn E. Siren/rox, subjects of the King of Great Britain, residinglat the citir or Hamilton, in the Province oi Ontario and Dominion ofCanada, have invented certain new and useful improvements inTool-Handles, of which the following is a full, clear, and eX ctdescription.

Oui' invention relates to handles for tools, Such as shovels, spades,forks and the like, and particularly to that class oi handles known as Dhandles, the ends oi' which are bifurcated and have a hand-grip memberextending across the top and joining' the branches or forks.

Still more particularly our invention relates to that class of D handleshaving nietallic bifur'cated members vwhich are secured to the Woodenstems and support the handgrips. Such metallic members have acylindrical soclret for receiving the upper end of the Wooden stem, andtwo oppositely branching arms extending from the upper end o' the socketand secured at their free ends to the respective ends of the crosshandsgrip member.

rlhe bifurcated members which are in gen'- eral use are more or lessunsatisfactory, be ing dilcult to lit on the Wooden stem, and beingexpensiveto manufacture. and being easiliT broken or bent, and thewooden handgrips frequentlyv splitting or becoming' loose` An object ofour invention is to obviate these disadvantages and to provide such ametallic bifurcated member which will be inexpensive and convenient [tomanufacture and strong and durable in use.

`@ther objects and advanta of our invention Will appear from thefollowing description.

ln accordance With our invention, in` order to render the arms strong,We crimp or fold them longitudinally to form substantially semi-tubularmembers or arms, and at the same time We tiiin ,the edges down againstthe sides of the arms, thereby making the arms of substantially a doublethickness oi metal at the parts which receive the greatest strain. lnorder to provide a convenient means of attaching the hand-grip memberand of securing it against splitting or gietting loose, We provide asubstantially cupshaped part on the end of each arm into which therespective end ot the handgrip member is received, and is secured,prefers ably by a rivet passing,` through the handle and throughperforations in the cup-shaped members.

Qur invention also includes various other Jfeatures and details oiconstruction as will hereinafter more fully appear.

Vile shall new describe the embodiment oi' our invention illustrated inthe accompany ling drawings and shall thereafter point out our inventionin claims.

Figure l is a perspective view of the end oi a tool-handle embodying ourinvention; Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section of the same; Fig. 3is an elevation of a blank trom which the illustrated loiifurc'atedmember made; and Fig. 4; illustrates a section oi an arm on the linesf-e of Fig. 2.

in the ill strated emloodin'ient. the biiiurcated member is made of asingle piece ot suitable sheet-metal, preferably cold drawn sheet-steel,and isstamped and drawn bjc suitable dies and tools into the desired.shape. As shown in Fig. the blank consists of a generalljY rectangularoblong; main portion Ea, having; 'two similar arms B extending from one.of its longer edges and terminating' in similar enlarged heads (L Thekrectanggular portion fir is bent into a. cylindrical. shape to form thestem-receiving; socket portion l, into Which the upper re duced end ofthe stem 2 is received and secured, as by rivets 3. which pass throughlthe end oi' the stem and through perforations in the socket l. herectangular portion ot the blank is'niade of such length that the edgesdo not quite meet when bent to form the soclcetk member, therebyproviding a single longitudinal slit which perriiits the diameters orthe socket members to bie varied to it the particular stems and. tocompensate 'for variation in the diameters of the stems.

The arms B are so arranged that the;7 are opposite to each other whenthe socket meinber is formed, and these arms are bent into the usualcurvilinear shape to i'orm the arms l which constitute the bow orq theThese arms 4; are longitudinally crimped or folded into a substantiel Ushape in cross section,

thus constituting semi-tubular shaped-arms.

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More or less of the edges are turned inwarclly and down against theinner sides of the arms as shown in Fig. 4, thereby allerdin a doublethickness of metal throughout the length of the arms, `While obviatingthe raaf mmissed edge alidqfprovidiiig a smooth ed g surface for tlielingers. The remiorcmg strip tlius provided will prevent am'loiwtudiiial splitting of the handle 5 which fi' qu .ly occurs when thesocket tlius reinicrced at 'this point.

T ie enlarged heads C on the ends o1 the l of tee blank. are utilized toform a 'substantially' cupsiiaped member 5 on the Ile of each arm 4l,'which serves as a liandgrip receiving iiieiiibel. The usual Woodenliaiidfgrip 6 leas end tenened cifreduced iii diameter, andl thesetenons are received into 'the capellaped members 5, and are securedtherein as by a rivet "(9 which passes th.. gli a longitudinal hele inthe handgrip and lirouggli per'eraticiis in the respective cup-shapedmembers 5. Te prevent the hand-grip :frere rotating in the cup-shaped :li. Iaeiiilers. a. plurality ef iadeiitatioris 55 are -e; eed iii tlieoil: eacli cup-shaped mema'ad are forced inte the respective ends el?tlie hand-grip and hold it against rotatiefe., lt will loe iieted thatbecause of the embrasure ci? the ends of the hand-grip iora'sulnstaiitial distance by the cupsl1aped member 55 the liaiid- Tipfirmly held end is prevented freni splitting or from getting loose.l

lia order te all lille strength available 'to the arms d, thelengitudinal crimping er folding is e 'tended on the oiie'end down theoilthe socket l below the top Al i in e ered mi the other endsubstantially illiet-receiving; perforations in the sped members a. Thearms are pref e ci? substantial Width so that ,les lli-eat te acurvature y the semitubular members thus 'fo eed possessing' greatrigidity eiid strength Wliicli Wl permit them to Withta id ille se f s vle usage to which the'liandle is sul frated.. nl. turned ever edges mayalsc la w dta wnicli will give the c iiilferccment to the arms 'I edgefor Contact with l extremely iiidifie the lingers. 'llie cup-shapedeiads ci? arms are easily formed serre ci :for the ends of the bend-gripand provide convenient and advantageous means for engaging sind securingthe handgrip. lt Will. be manifest that the down.u iifardly turned edgesogt' tlie arms @i may lee turned outwardly instead of inwardly; and i isobvious that Various etlier iiiodicatieigxs may be made in theconstruction sliowii and above particularly described, Within 4theprinciple and scope oi: cui" invention.

Having described cui .ini/entice, We claim:

l. i lll handle for 'tesis eciepricliiej a single piece of sheet metalhaving-.a cyl' iii# cal split lower portioneurifed te ferrie. areceiving socket, two semi-tubular arms iiitegral with and curvingupwardly :from the upper portions of the socket, the leiiigitiidin raledges of the semi-tiil iilar arms aid porltions of the upper edge oi thescelxet being' folded inward against 'tile oiniiig surfaces oi' the armsand socket and foimiri eentiiiueus reinforcements from the end ci onearm te that of other across tlie Upper edge of the socket. 1

2. A. handle for tools eompieisin@ in comlniiiation with a stem andliai.. .li-grip, a liiiir cated sheet-metal member lewin@ a stentreceivii'wI socket provided with a single lorigitudinabl slit, tivo arms.integral Witlrtlic socket and iolded along substantially their centrallongitudinal lines and branching from the upper end of the socket a.their longitudinal edges turned i .i'ardly against their sides and aninwardly open substantially cup, -,sliaped iiiemlier 011 the end of eacharm adapted itc receive and enilrace the Irespective end ci theliaadgrip.

ln Witness whereof, we subscribe our natures, in the presence ot twowitnesses.

FRE' llll bllil lll'iilflllll; lf2. Sli @Le llllitiiesses Ricrmiioillumine, ALFRED lllisi.

